Shaft seal construction



J. A. OLSON 2,023,206

SHAFT SEAL CONSTRUCTION Dec.. 3, 1935.

Filed May 20, 1953 3 mentor fo/m/ A. m50/v (Ittomeg S Patented Dec. 3,' 1935 UNITED sTArEsfPATENT OFFICE SHAFT SEAL CONSTRUCTION John A. Olson, Cleveland, Ohio, assigner to Ruth M. Olson, Cleveland, Ohio Application Maly' zo, 1933, lserial No. 612,012

` 3- claims. (ci. 28s-'n This invention relates to seals for rotary shafts which loosely surrounds the shaft and which has of the type that operate for a portion of their l a sleeve portion I6 extending into the annular length in fluid. The seal is intended to prevent chamber I2, and a radial flange I1 which lies the escape of fluid between the shaft and its Within the enlarged portion I3 of the chamber,

5 bearings or the fixed part in which it rotates. The bushing may be prevented from rotation 5 The invention disclosed herein in some respects by a pin- I8 which extends through the wall of A constitutes an improvement on the shaft seal the casing and engages the slot I9 in the sleeve disclosed in my application Serial No. 668.720. of the bushing. The slot is arranged so that the filed May 1, 1933. bushing may have a limited amount of longitu- 10 An object of my invention is to provide a dudinal movement although it is prevented from 10 rable seal for rotary shafts which will require rotation, and as the pin engages the inner end of a minimum amount of service or attention. Anthe bushing the outer end which carries the sealother object of my invention is to provide a ing surface can oscillate or swing to conform simple seal which can be economically manuproperly to the sealing ring.

l5 factured and installed. A further object of my To prevent leakage from taking place around l5 invention is to provide a seal which may be in-" the outside of the bushing, I provide a packing serted and retained in an open ended casing. consisting of a packing washer of asbestos or Another object is to providel a seal in which other suitable material. and a metallic washer there will be little or no wear on the packing 2|, which make a sliding fit with the external L3 material employed, the seal being made between diameter of the sleeve, and which are held in 20 metallic surfaces. yAnother object is to provide place against the shoulder I4 by means of a a seal for rotary shafts which will remain leak frustro-conic'al spring disc 22 which iscompressed proof regardless of limited vibratory or endbetween the metallic washer and the flanged porwise movement of the shaft. tion of the bushing I1.

Further objects andladvantages of my inven- To retain the bushing in place against the ac- 25 tion will become apparent from the following tion of the spring andto prevent fluid from leakdescription of various forms thereof, reference ing from the inside of the bushing, I provide a being made to the accompanying drawing, sealing ring 25 having a beveled sealing surface wherein: 26 which cooperates with the sealing surface 21 30 Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through a of the bushing.f The ring may be retained in 30 preferred fornr of my seal and illustrating the place on the shaft by means of a set screw 28, seal as used in conjunction with a pump; and and to prevent leakage between the ring and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section illustrating a the shaft I may provide packing material 29 set modied form of my seal. into a recess in the ring. If desired, rubber pack- Referring to Fig, 1, I have illustrated my seal ing 30 may be disposed beneath the set screw 35 as adapted to preventleakage between the pump t0 Prevent Huid from leaking around the threads casing C and the shaft S, which drives the pump and also to assist in holding the ring in place. rotor R. The shaft may be driven in any con- In order to allow for wear of the bushing, the venient manner and may be` supported, for exflange I1 is cut away to produce a small annular ample, by a bushing II of an ordinary type chamber 3| between the sealing ring and the 40 mounted within the easing. It will be noted sleeve of the bushing. A sucient amount of that the bushing terminates short of the end fluid will travel through the space 32 between of the casing, thus leaving an annular chamber the bushing and the 'shaft to lubricate properly I2 surrounding the shaft. At the open end of the beveled sealing surfaces of the bushing and the casing, the chamber is enlarged as at I3 thus ring. 45 providing a shoulder I4 between the two portions To install my sealing device in a pump casing of the annular chamber. it is only necessary to insert the packing washer My seal is arranged to be disposed partly with- 20, the metallic washer 2l and the spring disc in the annular `chamber of the casing and is 22 into the chamber I3, then to slide the sealing designed so that the seal may be held in place bushing into the chamber so that the pin I8 en- 50 without the use of any caps or other retaining gages the slot I9, and thereafter to place the members, thus greatly simplifying the installaring 25 on the shaft and push it into engagetion of the seal and the manufacturing operament with the sealing bushing so that the proper tions necessary to produce the casing. To this compression is produced in the spring. Then the end. lI preferably provide a sealing bushing I5 set screw may be tightened and the installation is 55 complete. The seal may be properly adjusted at any time by merely loosening the set screw and slidin' the ring along the shaft.

It yill be seen that the packing washer 20 will prevent any fluid from leaking around the bushing and finding the outside lof the casing, .while thev cooperating sealing surfaces 26 and 21 and the packing material 29 and 3l will prevent leakage of any fluid which mayflnd its way along the shaft within the bushing'. The spring maintains the sealing surfaces in proper contact at tacting metal surfaces which are properly lubri- K cated by the fluidwhich travels along the shaft within the bushing.

In Fig. 2 of the drawing, I have illustrated a modified form of my invention which is adapted to be substituted for the ordinary packing nut.

In this modification, I have provided a cylindrikcal casing 35 which is threaded as'at 36 to engage,

corresponding `threads on the pump casing C'L The cylindrical casing 35 is internally formed to provide chambers I 2 and I3' with an intermediate shoulder I4'. 'Ihe bushing I5' is constructed substantially the same as the bushing I5, except that the slot I9 which engages the pin I 8' is disposed in the flange Il o1' the bushing. Also in this modication, I employ a coil spring 31 in place of the spring disc of the previous modication, the coil spring being adapted to engage the shoulder of the bushing and to retain the packing washers 20 and2I' in engagement with the shoulder I4'. The construction of the sealing ring 25' is the same as that of the ring 25 and the operation of the seal is essentially the same as that described in connection with Fig. 1.

From the foregoing description of preferred and modified forms of my invention, it will be seen that I have provided a dependable fluid seal which can be easily manufactured and installed and which will maintain its leak proof properties for long periods of time. My seal requires a minimum amount of service or attention and will remain leak proof even under severe conditions in which endwise or vibratory movement of the parts takes place. My seal can be economically installed in existingmachines in place of the ordinary packing nut, and in original installations my seal simpliiles the construction of the casing in which the seal is to be disposed by reason of the fact that my sealing ring is disposed externally of the casing, thus making a closure for the casing entirely unnecessary.

In the present application, I have described preferred and modified forms of my invention. Changes and modifications therein will be apparent to those skilled in the art; for example, the

type of spring illustrated in connection with Fig.

2 of the drawing mayl be employed in the seal illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing and vice versa.

l' ing relationship with Accordingly, it is to be understood that my patent is not limited by the specinc disclosures herein or g, in any' manner other than by the scope of tho appended claims when given the range of equivalents to which they may be entitled. I claim: 1. A sealing device for preventing 'leakage of fluid between a rotatable shaft d a casing through which the shaft extends, said casing having an internal shoulder, said sealing device 10 comprising a sealing bushing surrounding the shaft and disposed within the casing and spacedK away from the inner surfaces thereof, means for holding said bushing against rotation with re- .spect to the casing, packing means surrounding the bushing and engaging the internal shoulder of'the casing for preventing leakage between the bushing and the casing, a sealing ring rigidly secured to the shaft and disposed externally of the casing, said ring and said bushing having cooperating sealing surfaces, and resilient means engaging said bushing and said packing means for retaining said packing means in engagement with the internal shoulder of said casing and urging said bushing into sealing engagement with said ring. i

2. A sealing device for preventing leakage of fluid between a rotatable shaft vand a casing through which the shaft extends, said casing having an internal shoulder, comprising a seal- 39 ing bushing surrounding the shaft and held against rotation with respect to the casing, said bushing having a cylindrical portion, a shoulder, and a beveled sealing surface adjacent the shoulder, packing means surrounding said cylindrical portion and engaging the internal shoulder in said casing, a sealing ring adapted to rotate with the shaft and having a beveled sealing surface adapted to cooperate with the sealing surface of said bushing, and a spring surrounding the cylin- 4o drical portion of said bushing and adapted to engage said packing means and the shoulder on said bushing to retain the packing means in engage- -ment withY the internal shoulder in said casing eled sealing surface, means for holding said sealing bushing against rotation with respect to said second member while allowing longitudinal movement with respect thereto, packing means for) preventing leakage between said bushing and said second member, a spring surrounding the cylindrical part of the bushing and engaging said packing means and said shoulder and adapted to retain the packing means in position and to urge the beveled surface of the bushing into sealsurface. JOHN A. OLSON,

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